{
  "id": 612550,
  "title": "Question about behavior labels in test data",
  "url": "/competitions/MABe-mouse-behavior-detection/discussion/612550",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2025-10-20T14:01:47.812305100Z",
  "votes": 5,
  "comment_count": 2,
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  "content": "<p>Hi organizers,</p>\n<p>I have a question regarding the behavior annotations in the test data.</p>\n<p>In the training data, each lab annotates a specific set of behaviors. <br>\nFor example, AdaptableSnail has annotated the following 7 behaviors:<br>\n<code>['approach', 'chase', 'attack', 'chaseattack', 'submit', 'avoid', 'rear']</code></p>\n<p>My concern is whether the test data contains additional behavior labels for each lab that were not used in the corresponding training data. Specifically:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Can we be assured that each lab in the test data only uses the same behavior label set as in their respective training data?</li>\n<li>Or is it possible that labs in the test data use behavior labels that were not present in their own training data but exist in other labs' training data?</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Apologies if this information is already documented somewhere and I missed it.</p>\n<p>Thank you!</p>",
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    {
      "id": "3304423",
      "postDate": "10/20/2025 14:01:47",
      "content": "<p>Hi organizers,</p>\n<p>I have a question regarding the behavior annotations in the test data.</p>\n<p>In the training data, each lab annotates a specific set of behaviors. <br>\nFor example, AdaptableSnail has annotated the following 7 behaviors:<br>\n<code>['approach', 'chase', 'attack', 'chaseattack', 'submit', 'avoid', 'rear']</code></p>\n<p>My concern is whether the test data contains additional behavior labels for each lab that were not used in the corresponding training data. Specifically:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Can we be assured that each lab in the test data only uses the same behavior label set as in their respective training data?</li>\n<li>Or is it possible that labs in the test data use behavior labels that were not present in their own training data but exist in other labs' training data?</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Apologies if this information is already documented somewhere and I missed it.</p>\n<p>Thank you!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi organizers,\n\nI have a question regarding the behavior annotations in the test data.\n\nIn the training data, each lab annotates a specific set of behaviors. \nFor example, AdaptableSnail has annotated the following 7 behaviors:\n`['approach', 'chase', 'attack', 'chaseattack', 'submit', 'avoid', 'rear']`\n\nMy concern is whether the test data contains additional behavior labels for each lab that were not used in the corresponding training data. Specifically:\n\n* Can we be assured that each lab in the test data only uses the same behavior label set as in their respective training data?\n* Or is it possible that labs in the test data use behavior labels that were not present in their own training data but exist in other labs' training data?\n\n\nApologies if this information is already documented somewhere and I missed it.\n\nThank you!",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3304502",
      "postDate": "10/20/2025 16:29:19",
      "content": "<p>I think <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/MABe-mouse-behavior-detection/discussion/609904#3298272\" target=\"_blank\">this reply</a> from the host answers your question.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I think [this reply](https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/MABe-mouse-behavior-detection/discussion/609904#3298272) from the host answers your question.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3305839",
      "postDate": "10/23/2025 14:54:54",
      "content": "<p>Thank you. I am very grateful. It seems I had missed it.</p>\n<p>I'm writing code to throw an error if any actions appear in the test data that weren't present in the training data for each lab, but for some reason I'm getting errors… It's probably my mistake.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thank you. I am very grateful. It seems I had missed it.\n\nI'm writing code to throw an error if any actions appear in the test data that weren't present in the training data for each lab, but for some reason I'm getting errors... It's probably my mistake.",
      "votes": null
    }
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  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 3304502,
      "author_name": "gregspitz",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "10/20/2025 16:29:19",
      "content": "<p>I think <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/MABe-mouse-behavior-detection/discussion/609904#3298272\" target=\"_blank\">this reply</a> from the host answers your question.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 3305839,
          "author_name": "ht5brer",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "10/23/2025 14:54:54",
          "content": "<p>Thank you. I am very grateful. It seems I had missed it.</p>\n<p>I'm writing code to throw an error if any actions appear in the test data that weren't present in the training data for each lab, but for some reason I'm getting errors… It's probably my mistake.</p>",
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        }
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    "3304423": "Hi organizers,\n\nI have a question regarding the behavior annotations in the test data.\n\nIn the training data, each lab annotates a specific set of behaviors. \nFor example, AdaptableSnail has annotated the following 7 behaviors:\n`['approach', 'chase', 'attack', 'chaseattack', 'submit', 'avoid', 'rear']`\n\nMy concern is whether the test data contains additional behavior labels for each lab that were not used in the corresponding training data. Specifically:\n\n* Can we be assured that each lab in the test data only uses the same behavior label set as in their respective training data?\n* Or is it possible that labs in the test data use behavior labels that were not present in their own training data but exist in other labs' training data?\n\n\nApologies if this information is already documented somewhere and I missed it.\n\nThank you!",
    "3304502": "I think [this reply](https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/MABe-mouse-behavior-detection/discussion/609904#3298272) from the host answers your question.",
    "3305839": "Thank you. I am very grateful. It seems I had missed it.\n\nI'm writing code to throw an error if any actions appear in the test data that weren't present in the training data for each lab, but for some reason I'm getting errors... It's probably my mistake."
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